Rowdy-sheeter Arif murder case: Police detain three more suspects
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Ullal: Police have taken three more individuals into custody in connection with the recent murder of rowdy-sheeter Arif in Thokkottu.
The investigation team has detained suspects Arshad, Pucche Nisak and Junaid, and is currently questioning them.
Among the three, Arshad is said to have supplied arms to the accused, kept them informed about police movements, and assisted them with transport and funds. Pucche Nisak, meanwhile, is suspected to have been part of a team that raided Arif in 2022, police said.
The third detainee, Junaid, is alleged to have provided vehicles to the accused and was also part of the team that attempted to murder Arif in February, City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy said.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
